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A PERSONAL AIR MONITOR …              PRECAUTIONS GEORGE RIEGEL (REE'-guhl) AND HIS WORKERS TAKE TO REMOVE CEILING TILES COATED WITH ASBESTOS.              SOUNDBITE: (English) George Riegel,...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eHEAD-TO-TOE COVERING ... \u003cbr/\u003e              A PERSONAL AIR MONITOR …\u003cbr/\u003e              PRECAUTIONS GEORGE RIEGEL (REE'-guhl) AND HIS WORKERS TAKE TO REMOVE CEILING TILES COATED WITH ASBESTOS.\u003cbr/\u003e              SOUNDBITE: (English) George Riegel, Asbestos Removal Technologies:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"You want to keep it away from your mouth, your nose and your lungs.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO BAN ASBESTOS PRODUCTS IN THE LATE '80'S, IT REMAINS IN WIDESPREAD USE_ FOUND IN STRUCTURES ACROSS THE U.S, INCLUDING THIS BASEMENT NEAR DETROIT.\u003cbr/\u003e              SOUNDBITE: (English) George Riegel, Asbestos Removal Technologies:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"This is an important job, because it's a high-percentage amount.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              THE SUBSTANCE IS AT THE CENTER OF A NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.\u003cbr/\u003e              INSTEAD OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN PUBLIC USE, INCLUDING ASBESTOS, THE WHITE HOUSE IS BACKING AWAY FROM AN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL AND WANTS TO LIMIT THAT REVIEW TO CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS ENTERING THE MARKETPLACE. \u003cbr/\u003e              THAT MEANS GAUGING THE RISKS FROM JUST A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ASBESTOS MATERIALS IMPORTED ANNUALLY WHILE EXCLUDING THE NEARLY 9 MILLION TONS OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PRODUCTS ESTIMATED TO HAVE ENTERED THE MARKETPLACE BETWEEN 1970 AND LAST YEAR _ THE SO-CALLED LEGACY USES. \u003cbr/\u003e              CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND FIREFIGHTERS _ WHO WANT MORE STRINGENT REGULATIONS _ SAY THE MOVE JEOPARDIZES THEIR HEALTH. \u003cbr/\u003e              SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Stefani, Former Firefighter:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The more funerals we go to, the more the realization hits home that you have to take care of yourself.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              TONY STEFANI IS A FORMER SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTER WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER HE BELIEVES RESULTED FROM EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS.\u003cbr/\u003e              STEFANI ENDURED A YEAR-LONG TREATMENT BEFORE BEING DECLARED CANCER-FREE. \u003cbr/\u003e              CONNIE KOPP-GILLIS ALSO IS HOPING TO BEAT BACK THE MULTIPLE AILMENTS SHE IS DEALING WITH …\u003cbr/\u003e              AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES WHILE OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY YEARS AGO.\u003cbr/\u003e              SOUNDBITE: (English) Connie Kopp-Gillis, Sickened By Chemicals:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Four of the men that worked on that site with me are dead. Cancer. Dead. I thank God that I got to Dr. Harbut when I did.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              DR. MICHAEL HARBUT (HAR'-beht) HELPED ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA USED BY PHYSICIANS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES SUCH AS MESOTHELIOMA.\u003cbr/\u003e              SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Michael Harbut, Asbestos-Related Disease Expert: \u003cbr/\u003e              ++partially covered with b-roll++ \u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think that what the Trump administration is doing to protect people from toxic exposures, which can result in painful, humiliating and ugly deaths, is reprehensible.\" \u003cbr/\u003e              THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY POLICY REVIEW IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD ENACTING NEW REGULATIONS LAWMAKERS SAY ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. \u003cbr/\u003e              IN A STATEMENT, THE EPA SAYS ITS ACTIONS ARE IN LINE WITH THE INTENTIONS OF CONGRESS AND THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE HOW PRIVATE CITIZENS HANDLE ASBESTOS IN THEIR HOMES. \u003cbr/\u003e              BUT CRITICS CONTEND EXCLUDING PRODUCTS ALREADY IN USE WON'T BRING ABOUT STRICTER RULES ON ASBESTOS AND OTHER DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.\u003cbr/\u003e              SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Michael Harbut, Asbestos-Related Disease Expert: \u003cbr/\u003e              \"You're going to see more deaths among the workers. You're going to see more deaths among the spouses. And you're going to see more delayed deaths and suffering among the kids.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              RIEGEL, A DOCTOR WHO STARTED A COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON ASBESTOS TESTING AND ABATEMENT …\u003cbr/\u003e              SAYS REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON, HE AND HIS CREWS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO SAFELY REMOVE THE DANGEROUS MATERIAL. \u003cbr/\u003e              MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, HOWELL, MICHIGAN.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Howell, Michigan – October 18, 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Various of Dr. George Riegel, owner of Asbestos Removal Technologies, preparing a crewmember with the proper safety equipment for an asbestos-removal job\u003cbr/\u003e              2. SOUNDBITE (English) George Riegel, Asbestos Removal Technologies:\u003cbr/\u003e              ++TRANSCRIPT BELOW++ \u003cbr/\u003e              3. Various of Riegel and his crew working at the asbestos-removal site \u003cbr/\u003e              4. SOUNDBITE (English) George Riegel, Asbestos Removal Technologies:\u003cbr/\u003e              ++TRANSCRIPT BELOW++ \u003cbr/\u003e              5. Various of the crew at work, including wetting down the asbestos-laden ceiling tiles that are to be removed\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Danville, California – September 21, 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Stefani, Former Firefighter:\u003cbr/\u003e              ++TRANSCRIPT BELOW++ \u003cbr/\u003e              7. Various of a photo of retired San Francisco fireman Tony Stefani and Stefani looking at pictures of firefighters on his computer\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Farmington Hills, Michigan – October 13, 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              8. Various of Connie Kopp-Gillis having blood drawn at a doctor's office\u003cbr/\u003e              9. SOUNDBITE (English) Connie Kopp-Gillis, Sickened By Chemicals:\u003cbr/\u003e              ++TRANSCRIPT BELOW++ \u003cbr/\u003e              10. Various of Dr. Michael Harbut talking to Kopp-Gillis and the blood-draw process\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Farmington Hills, Michigan – October 11, 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Michael Harbut, Asbestos-Related Disease Expert (partially covered): \u003cbr/\u003e              ++TRANSCRIPT BELOW++ \u003cbr/\u003e              Howell, Michigan – October 18, 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Various of the crew at work both prepping for the asbestos removal and the removal itself\u003cbr/\u003e              Farmington Hills, Michigan – October 11, 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              13. 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